The Result of 5 Nationalities working together

October 23 2009

The Gambia had a pretty bad wet season this year and they had houses damaged and one of the brick machines shelters blown over, but the villagers are working hard at establishing a new more secure location for the brick machines and brick production is starting again this week.
The tractor is ploughing big areas for commercial planting and is very useful moving raw materials & finished bricks.
Momodou Joof has still got 20 to 24 young adults in the training school learning about the brick-making, general construction, bee keeping and all aspects of rural agriculture.
We are lucky to have some supporters also very actively involved in raising finance and taking a personal interest since they visited the projects last year.
Edwina Grant took out a OH projector and teaching materials, which are being used in the newly built training centre to bring more info to the students.
Our friend Sunil Mystry from Cyprus visited the projects last spring and is currently putting the finishing touches to the training for a 750 km bike ride around the island, he will be accompanied by two friends
Check out their web site www.cyclingforgambia.com
They plan to start the Cycle on 1st November and have done a fantastic job getting support & have featured on local radio and in newspapers, their target is to raise 60k. This will cover cost of the complete Clean Water system in Njongon a village of 850 folk.
Thanks to Ciclisport Ltd. Moneymore Northern Ireland for providing the bikes for the ride around Cyprus .
Maya Coxon also visited The Gambia with us and has taken a keen interest in the bee keeping project , financially supporting the two villages and getting involved in how it all works by getting a beehive of her own in the UK.
The solar panels to pump the water up to the water tank are ordered and should be in place with clean water running before Christmas in Njongon.Village.
Brian and I will be in The Gambia in November to negotiate the costs for the next village and set out the strategy for 2010, plus check back on how Bafaluto, the first village, is progressing.
If you can help with a donation of any kind, maybe as a Christmas present to a friend or you would like to visit the projects please call us on;
0034606561581.